I’m saying “not brilliant” because I
had my usual reaction to anesthesia, even if it’s only local such as was the
case yesterday. That reaction meant a brain drilling headache for most of the
day. That’s always fun when you have to spend most of that day staring at a
computer screen. It was really bad and seemingly immune to the best chemical
attacks ibuprofen was capable of. My Favorite Panamanian immediately took steps
to alleviate the headache when I arrived, which helped, along with the usual
lecture on my idiocy for going into to work in the first place, which didn’t.
After her ministrations I dozed off in a living room chair for about fifteen
minutes which cured the headache for good.
The FBR was not interested in talking
with us last night until she heard I had a “boo boo” and that drew her to the
computer screen like a proverbial moth. Her morbid curiosity immediately translated
into asking me to remove the bandage so she could see the cut. I demurred and
she went back to building a castle out of blocks. The BRS was very happy to
hear her abuela’s voice when we called and broke into one of her trademark
grins.
Since my head was finally mended we
headed out on date night and took in Meg. A movie about a huge shark and Jason
Statham. I wasn’t going to miss that, even if it meant listening to my wife
gasp appreciatively every time Statham took off his shirt. I’d read the book
years ago and always wondered why they hadn’t made a movie about a huge
prehistoric shark emerging to devour 21st century humans. The movie took
itself a little too seriously at times and had to vanilla-ize to stay below an
R rating but it still reveled in the summer monster flick traditions. It was
truly unnerving to see a great white shark the size of a freight train cruising
around indulging for a penchant for Chinese food. Some of the attacks were
startling and even diverted my wife’s attention from Statham’s pecs for a
while. This was formulaic but extremely well done as the meg ate his way
through the supporting cast. The ending was a bit contrived but did you really
think he stood a chance against Statham. A lot of fun.
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RECURRING CHARACTERS
BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; FBR
- First Blog Reader - first granddaughter, ABFA –
Amazing Best Family Athlete = my daughter in law, formerly known both as MEF – Most Excellent Fiancé
& MEG – Most Excellent Girlfriend; Wingman – my son
in law; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school
from my home town of Keene, NH; Soxfather - my brother in law; Great
Aunt = my elder sister; Cantankerous Friend – friend since
grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to
attract women; Pittsburgh College Roommate – high school
friend, also a “minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; Deckzilla
– our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got invole din planning; Maine and
Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters,
my wife is the 3rdmusquetera (musketeer); Buddy – AKA
the Wonder Pooch – family dog, a black lab – hates squirrels, died
in 2017; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy,
son's dog, surrogate grandchild while awaiting arrival of the BRS; PanaGals –
female relatives/friends of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin Mafia –
inevitable group of Latin friends my wife accumulates wherever we have lived
& their spouses; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close
friend and Panamanian mafia member, Favorite Panamanian - the wife
(of course); First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday
of the Week; Excellent Boss – my former direct boss at
work; Voices of Inappropriate Worth - members of public who
come to every Worcester public meeting to complain, all are on public
assistance along with demeanor issues
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